AZ BlueMeanie

The Blue Meanie is an Arizona citizen who wishes, for professional reasons, to remain anonymous when blogging about politics. Armed with a deep knowledge of the law, politics and public policy, as well as pen filled with all the colors stolen from Pepperland, the Blue Meanie’s mission is to pursue and prosecute the hypocrites, liars, and fools of politics and the media – which, in practical terms, is nearly all of them. Don’t even try to unmask him or he’ll seal you in a music-proof bubble and rendition you to Pepperland for a good face-stomping.

The Pearce/Cortes scam in graphic form

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By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings While the recall election directly affects only LD18 (west Mesa), Russell Pearce and his misdeeds as president of the Arizona Senate affect the entire state, so I'm putting it up at BfA. I can't take credit for putting this together (but wish I could! 🙂 ), but here … Read more

Pearce Recall Update: Lawsuit filed over Pearce-Cortes election fraud scheme

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Things are breaking quickly in the Pearce Recall election. On Friday, the Arizona Secretary of State declined to investigate the sham candidacy of Olivia Cortes asserting that his office lacks jurisdiction. State will not remove Olivia Cortes from recall ballot; Russell Pearce's Olivia Cortes Fiasco: Complaint Shot Down by SOS, Lawsuit Will … Read more

Business personal property tax cut proposal will be back again

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When business property taxes are reduced, homeowner's property taxes are increased. The Arizona legislature has a scheme to shift the tax burden from business to homeowners over time, increasing your property taxes. The ill-fated business personal property tax cut proposal in the last legislative session will be back again. Supporters believe they’ve finally found the … Read more

The Arizona Progressive Candidate Training Program

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement from the Arizona Democratic Party: Progressive Candidate Training Program is designed to prepare progressive individuals who are planning or considering to run for an elected office in the near or distant future. This six-part comprehensive training program provides the nuts and bolts of what it takes to win and explores the … Read more

Arizona Dems tout the Contract for The American Dream

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I reported on the Progressive Caucus roll-out of the Contract for The Amenrica Dream campaign back in August. Contract for The American Dream. The East Valley Tribune reported earlier this week Arizona Democrats tout plan to stimulate state, federal economy: A plan to revitalize the U.S. economy put forward by liberal groups … Read more